Proyecto para la creación de un centro de acopio de cacao, para la comercialización en la Asociación de Agrocacaoteros Unión Milagreña, cantón Joya de los Sachas, provincia de Orellana período 2020

Abstract

The present study called project for the creation of a cocoa collection center, for commercialization in the association of Agrocacaoteros Unión Milagreña, Joya de los Sachas canton, province of Orellana period 2020, aimed to satisfy the needs of the market. This was achieved through the application of a qualitative and quantitative methodology through a survey applied to the association's cocoa producers in which the level of cocoa production was detailed. Through a market study, it was possible to identify the unsatisfied demand, the technical, legal administrative and economicfinancial study was carried out that allowed to establish the viability and profitability of the project, where the structure of the investment to start the project was determined. of $ 166,876.29 dollars, of which there will be a capital contribution of the provincial munipality of Orellana is $ 116,813.40, value that represents a 70% and a financial credit in BanEcuador of $ 50,062.89. A projection of the income statement and cash flows was carried out achieving a positive NPV of $ 62,659.51, IRR of 35.63%, a cost benefit of $ 1.38 and a PRI of 3 years 11 months. After the situational diagnosis of the association, it can be seen that the main advantage is the productive experience in cocoa and the associativity that has been generated. However, in Unión Milagreña, the commercialization of the cocoa item is controlled by a large chain of intermediation, which in a referential way, it was stated that producers currently sell 100 pounds per quintal at 85 dollars, which is not profitable for a producer. The immediate execution of the project is recommended to government authorities through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and the Decentralized Autonomous Government, which in turn would be the link with the Provincial Autonomous Government of Orellana, which has the exclusive competence of productive development to improve the economic level of the population.